Introduction to the fundamentals of biomaterials including ceramics, metals, and polymers. Important issues in the selection, design, manufacturing, and evaluation of biomaterials. Current applications, and emerging technologies.

Characteristics of measurement systems, experiment planning, sensor and system calibration, measurement of basic quantities, first and second order systems, data acquisition and processing, experimental projects.

Lectures on special topics in biomedical engineering. Variable content course. Specific topics and any additional prerequisites will be announced in the schedule of classes each time the course is offered.

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